A 19-year-old Lee College student was driving the white pickup that hit Nathan, said Baytown police officials. He has not been charged, officials said. Police are awaiting toxicology test results to determine if the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, said Baytown police spokesman Lt. Eric Freed. Investigators, however, said they did not see any signs of intoxication when they interviewed the driver.

Juana Elorza was too distraught on Monday to talk about the accident and her husband, Roberto, was busy with funeral arrangements, Fuentes said.

Nathan, who has four older siblings, loved to play with his cars and loved Spider-Man, she said.

“He was a sweet boy,” Fuentes said.

She said her nephew was playing with his cousins and siblings in a grassy area across the street from her home in the 700 block of Schilling when Juana Elorza called Nathan to come to her.

Nathan crossed to the south side of the two-way street where Juana Elorza was waiting, police said.

Fuentes said the mother and son were near the edge of the street, walking toward her house when the accident happened about 5:45 p.m.

Two cars were parked on the south side of the street and may have blocked the mother’s view of oncoming traffic, Freed said.